Oil & Gas — Upstream Energy

Achieve Greater Success

With industry consolidation, workforce attrition and the push for alternative fuels, today’s energy companies are under enormous pressure. Some companies wait for external factors to force them to change, but the future industry leaders are proactive and rise to meet their challenges. System enhancements and new developments can improve your competitive advantage — but only if you avoid setbacks related to unrealistic project estimates, rising manpower costs, the complexities of new technologies and unexpected bottlenecks.

MAVERICK Technologies can help you achieve your goals in upstream energy. We implement solutions in onshore and offshore environments around the world, delivering operational excellence for major players, independents, national oil companies and entrepreneurs alike. Through our engineering and systems integration services, we have developed long-term strategic relationships with all six supermajor independent global energy companies. Now, leverage our experience and industry understanding to achieve profitability for your business. Our experience allows us to provide a complete business perspective — making improvements from the plant floor to the boardroom in order to optimize performance at every level.

Solutions for Improved Profitability

Partner with MAVERICK to benefit from our unique offering, including:

A specially assembled team of trained, certified professionals with the skills needed to deliver energy solutions in the country where you work.

Capabilities in enterprise-wide services, from automation to business-level IT solutions.
Deep expertise and knowledge of best practices for upstream energy.

Knowledge of best practices gained from working in related industries, such as refining.
Track record of adhering to budgets and timelines.
Platform-independent, scalable solutions that utilize your existing infrastructure.

Product Manufacturers Easily Optimize CIP Systems

Leading Food Manufacturer Plans Plant Expansions

A leader in authentic and premium food and beverage brands, including extended shelf life (ESL), organic, natural and indulgent favorites, partnered with MAVERICK to baseline current plant operations and develop a plan for upcoming plant expansions.Download case study >

New Capabilities for an Established Food & Beverage System

An international beverage manufacturer needed to add fruit juice processing capabilities to an existing carbonated beverage facility. They required a control system and manufacturing execution system to monitor and supervise this fully automated batch process.Download case study >

Major Producer of Soy Protein Seeks to Retain Competitive Edge by Streamlining Business Processes and Improving data Availability “from the Plant Floor to the Boardroom.”

A global leader in the manufacturing and marketing of high-quality soy ingredients realized that in order to respond to stiffening competition, its business processes needed the agility to provide the right information to the right people at the right time. Download case study >

You’ve got what it takes to meet your goals. Now take your plan to the plant floor with MAVERICK.Download case study >

Major Plastics Manufacturer Increases Production and Reduces Operator Workload Through Advanced Process Control (APC)

A European manufacturer of high-value engineering plastics needed to boost its production rate to meet increased demand for Bisphenol A (BPA), a key intermediate, and the final product, a high-value polycarbonate resin. Although there were no immediate plans to install new equipment, and all other debottlenecking steps had already been performed, the manufacturer had to find a way to maximize its production of BPA.Download case study >

A manufacturer of water-soluble fertilizer needed to integrate its plant floor controls with its manufacturing execution system (MES) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to improve production monitoring and optimize plant utilization.Download case study >

Due to site-wide production rate increases from several process units, the organic waste streams at a chemical plant had grown beyond the combustion capacity of its waste fuels boiler (WFB). Waste that wasn’t burned in the WFB had to be shipped off-site for disposal at a significant (per pound) cost to the business.Download case study >

Hydrotreater Advanced Process Control Improves Control of Product Sulfur Content

Due to frequent changes in the compositions and charge rates of mixed middle-distillate streams, the final product sulfur content of a diesel hydrotreating unit was subject to major upsets, thereby jeopardizing the ability of the refinery to maintain final blended diesel within mandated sulfur specification limits. Control of this most important process variable was a constant challenge for the process operators and was a source of major frustration.Download case study >

Major Petroleum Refinery Converts to New Digital Automation System

The client wanted to complete a platform migration as Phase I of a plant-wide modernization project. The client requested a Wonderware human machine interface (HMI) for the newly developed graphics. Download case study >

Fast-Paced Modernization of Generator Control Systems Meets Increased Power Demand

When Santee Cooper, a leading southeastern utility provider, inherited peaking generator with unreliable control systems, the company launched a modernization project to systems’ reliability and ease of operation. Unfortunately, the company lacked adequate monitoring capabilities and documentation regarding system maintenance.Download case study >

Industrial Power Plant Owner in Need of Process Control Programming — ASA

An owner of a new power plant uncovered problems with the control system programming. Three months from startup, the plant required immediate assistance to resolve programming and control issues in order to meet operational requirements.Download case study >

Advanced Automatic Generation Controls (AGC) in Power Plant

An independent power producer needed advanced AGC in order to achieve competitive, market-based, remote dispatch control certification.Download case study >

A manufacturer of high-quality paper sought a vision inspection system that would ensure its U.S. currency paper consistently satisfied federal government standards. The speed, accuracy and 100% reliability of this system were essential.Download case study >

Airline Manufacturer Improves Accuracy of Testing with New Touch Probe Certification System

The project goal was to design and build a three-axis test system for recertifying touch probes used in the production and assembly of airplane parts and assemblies. The touch probes are ultra-accurate, ruby-tipped sensors used to verify machining and assembly tolerances on all aircraft to .0001 inch. The yearly recertification of the probes is required to meet current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) specifications, and the OEMs do not provide secondary testing or recertification services. Download case study >

Semiconductor Manufacturer Implements Facility Monitoring and Control System (FMCS)

The client required the design and installation of an FMCS to provide continuous monitoring and control of the cleanroom environment, utilities plant and support areas for its wafer fabrication facility. Download case study >

A manufacturer of high-quality pharmaceutical eyewash solutions needed to establish new systems to ensure consistent satisfaction of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards. The speed, accuracy and 100% reliability of these systems are essential.Download case study >

Power Plant Upgrades Control System

A Fortune 300 company selected MAVERICK to upgrade an existing Modicon 984 PLC control system used to manage the operation of the overall water demineralization process with a state of the art redundant Allen‐Bradley ControlLogix micro‐processor based control system.Download case study >

Leading Vinyl Compound Producer Leverages Wonderware MES

MAVERICK partnered with a major vinyl compound manufacturer to develop a manufacturing execution system (MES) based on Wonderware MES which retrieves process order data and returns finished goods, raw material consumption and downtime to the SAP enterprise system.Download case study >

Large American Brewery Performs Water Usage Study

Data Acquisition System Developed for Solar Cell Stringer

MAVERICK was selected by a major supplier of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing equipment to develop a data acquisition system for their flagship solar cell stringer.Download case study >

MAVERICK Develops MES Application with Recipe Management

MAVERICK was selected by a major supplier of PV manufacturing equipment to develop a MES application with integrated recipe management for their modular solar panel production line.Download case study >

Product Quality System Developed for Water Filtration Module Production Line

MAVERICK developed a product quality system (SCADA) for a new, flexible water filtration module production line of a major supplier of water filtration solutions.Download case study >

Water Filter and Purification System Manufacturer Implements MES Upgrades and Enhancements

MAVERICK was tasked with performing a risk analysis and deployment strategy for a system upgrade to the customer’s existing installations of Rockwell’s FactoryTalk ProductionCentre.Download case study >

Steel Plate Heat Treat Facility Develops Product Quality System

MAVERICK partnered with a major steel supplier to develop a system that proves the quality of each plate produced by documenting the product genealogy. In an industry awash with foreign imports, this supplier is able to differentiate its superior offerings from those of inferior producers through the use of this system.Download case study >

Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) Support for Smelter

MAVERICK was contracted to support the startup of HRSGs for the power block on the largest aluminum smelter complex in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Download case study >

Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) and Balance of Plant Support for Saudi Arabia

MAVERICK was contracted to support the commissioning and start‐up of a new GE installation in Saudi Arabia for the first Integrated Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP) in Saudi Arabia, producing 2800 MW and 210 MGD of water in Jubail City, Saudi Arabia.Download case study >

Leader in Bioproduct Feedstock Builds Second Pilot Plant

A company that develops high quality feedstock for the bioproduct and biofuel supply chain awarded a second contract to MAVERICK to provide engineering and to commission the control, human‐machine interface (HMI) and data historian systems for its second pilot plant.Download case study >

Major Pulp and Paper Producer Restarts Mothballed Mill

A major pulp and paper company partnered with MAVERICK to restart an integrated pulp and paper mill that had been shut down for two years.Download case study >